#a16dae

Color #a16dae

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#a16dae

RGB

rgb(161, 109, 174)

HSL

hsl(288, 28.6%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 37.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(53.57, 32.05, -26.49)

LCH

lch(53.57, 41.58, 320.43)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1116, 319.43)

HWB

hwb(288, 42.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7aae6d

Analogous

#816dae

#a16dae

#ae6d9b

Triadic

#a16dae

#aea16d

#6daea1

Split-complementary

#a16dae

#9bae6d

#6dae81

Tetradic

#a16dae

#ae6d7a

#7aae6d

#6daea1

Square

#a16dae

#ae816d

#7aae6d

#6d9bae

Shades

Color #a16dae mixed toward black.

#8a5498

#6f4379

#53335b

#37223d

#1c111e

Tints

Color #a16dae mixed toward white.

#b185bb

#c09ec9

#d0b6d6

#e0cee4

#efe7f1

Tones

Color #a16dae mixed toward gray.

#9e72a9

#9b78a3

#977d9e

#948398

#918893

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da1 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#90949e · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#9f9694 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a16dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16dae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a16dae (#a16dae) is rgb(161, 109, 174) in RGB.

No, #a16dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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